Psychiatry MMC

Welcome to the August issue of Psychiatry 2010

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Dear Colleagues: Welcome to the August issue of Psychiatry 2010. We start this issue with Trend Watch. In this article, authors investigated the current practice for treatment of schizophrenia. The data show that physicians consider one-product regimens 53 percent of the time, two-product regimens 29 percent of the time, and three or more products 18 [...]

Childhood Sexual Abuse and Lack of Familiarity With One’s Own Body

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This is protected content. User Name: Password: Content Protected by SmartLogix Dear Editor: Dissociation is defined as the segregation of a group of mental processes from the rest of a person’s usually integrated functions of consciousness, memory, perception, and sensory and motor behavior.[1] With regard to sexual abuse in childhood, a relationship with dissociation in [...]

Dementia Secondary to Hyperparathyroidism

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Polypharmacy of Schizophrenia

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This is protected content. User Name: Password: Content Protected by SmartLogix Funding: There was no funding for the development and writing of this article. Financial disclosures: Mr. Dussias has no conflicts of interest relevant to the content of this article. Dr. Kalali has served as an advisor to Merck, Novartis, Pfizer, and Vanda Pharmaceuticals. Dr. [...]

Yoga as a Complementary Therapy for Children and Adolescents: A Guide for Clinicians

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by Lisa C. Kaley-Isley, PhD, RYT-500; John Peterson, MD; Colleen Fischer, PhD; and Emily Peterson, CYT Dr. Kaley-Isley is from the University of Colorado School of Medicine, Division of Psychiatry, Denver, Colorado; Dr. Peterson is Director, Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Services, Denver Health Medical Center and Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Colorado School [...]

A Case of Delusional Parasitosis Associated with Multiple Lesions at the Root of Trigeminal Nerve

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by Leah G. Frazier, MD, Capt, USAF, MC; Alvi Azad, DO, Capt, USAF, MC; Randal S. Scholma, MD, Capt, USAF, MC; and Kaustubh G. Joshi, MD, Maj, USAF, MC, FS Drs. Frazier and Azad are General Psychiatry Residents, United States Air Force, Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland AFB, Texas, University of Texas Health Science Center [...]

Behavioral Therapy with an Individual with Asperger’s Disorder

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by Kelly Blankenship, DO, and Noha F. Minshawi, PhD Dr. Blankenship is a developmental disabilities fellow, Department of Psychiatry, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana; and Dr. Minshawi is Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology in Clinical Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana. Psychiatry (Edgemont) 2010;7(8):38–41 This is protected content. [...]

Demoralization in Patients with Medical Illness

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by Randy A. Sansone, MD, and Lori A. Sansone, MD Dr. R. Sansone is a professor in the Departments of Psychiatry and Internal Medicine at Wright State University School of Medicine in Dayton, Ohio, and Director of Psychiatry Education at Kettering Medical Center in Kettering, Ohio; Dr. L. Sansone is a family medicine physician (government [...]

The Utility and Effectiveness of 15-minute Checks in Inpatient Settings

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by Geetha Jayaram, MD, MBA; Hilary Sporney, MSN; and Pamela Perticone, RN Dr. Jayaram is Associate Professor, Departments of Psychiatry and Health Policy and Management, Ms. Sporney is from the Department of Performance Improvement, and Ms. Perticone is from the Department of Psychiatric Nursing—All from Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland. Psychiatry (Edgemont) 2010;7(8):46–49 This is [...]

Dr. Blog?

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This ongoing column is dedicated to providing information to our readers on managing legal risks associated with medical practice. We invite questions from our readers. The answers are provided by PRMS, Inc. (www.prms.com), a manager of medical professional liability insurance programs with services that include risk management consultation, education and onsite risk management audits, and [...]